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Species Sphingobium boeckii

Name: Sphingobium boeckii Chen et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: boec’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. boeckii, of Böck, in honour of August Böck (born 1937), a renowned German microbiologist, for his contributions to general microbiology and microbial biochemistry

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-bi-um BO͡EK-ki-i, neuter

Type strain: 469; DSM 25079; LMG 26901

16S rRNA gene: JN591315 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Chen H, Jogler M, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ, Sproer C, Overmann J. Sphingobium limneticum sp. nov. and Sphingobium boeckii sp. nov., two freshwater planktonic members of the family Sphingomonadaceae, and reclassification of Sphingomonas suberifaciens as Sphingobium suberifaciens comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:735-743. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Chen H, Jogler M, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ, Sproer C, Overmann J. Sphingobium limneticum sp. nov. and Sphingobium boeckii sp. nov., two freshwater planktonic members of the family Sphingomonadaceae, and reclassification of Sphingomonas suberifaciens as Sphingobium suberifaciens comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:735-743. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790551